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Hosted by Broadbent Institute · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 81 episodes
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The Perspectives Journal Podcast complements the journal and opinions content of Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy , to bring out left-wing ideas and strategy in a new and ever-evolving format. The podcast features interviews with policy experts, to dig deeper into the progressive angles of the issues affecting working-class, ordinary Canadians. Hosted by editor-in-chief, Clement Nocos, the Perspectives Journal Podcast aims to bring forward timely analysis on issues from the multiple crises of the economy, cost-of-living and the environment, to the labour movement, as well as the state of Canadian democracy. The wide reaching breadth of this show aims to help inform policymakers and the public about approaches to today’s pressing problems that are rooted in Ed Broadbent’s Principles for Canadian Social Democracy . Persp
Broadbent Institute hosts Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy, a news show with 81 episodes published.
Chile’s former Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation explains how her progressive government built capacity for digital sovereignty in anticipation of the age of AI. The global economy is overly depen
CCF Leader M.J. Coldwell fought in Parliament to establish unemployment insurance and old age pensions. When the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation burst onto the Canadian political scene as a new socialist political p
How are unions protecting workers’ health and safety as temperatures rise, fires and floods increase, and environmental regulations are gutted? On May Day 2026, the Green Economy Network's Em Thompson brought together un
2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize and Lecturer Bhaskar Sunkara spoke to Luke Savage at Toronto Metropolitan University about what a modern 21st century socialism should look like. What’s worked, what’s failed, and what come
Coady's ideas about collectivism and co-operation represented the first real challenge to the conservatism of Nova Scotia’s political culture. Moses Coady was a Catholic priest, a scholar at St. Francis Xavier University
At the 2026 Progress Summit: Defending Democracy Across Borders, Canada’s labour leaders discussed what labour is fighting for: a different economic and trade future that puts workers at the centre. As Trump-era trade an
The David Suzuki Foundation's Stephen Thomas discusses the political challenges and possibilities for building a truly green Canadian electricity grid. Stephen Thomas is a climate campaigner, policy analyst, and engineer
To defend democracy across borders, we must understand the global right-wing network and build the power to confront it. At the 2026 Progress Summit, David Adler highlighted the organized right-wing network of actors and
In 1944, the Saskatchewan CCF formed the first social democratic government in North America. Behind this landmark achievement was George Hara Williams , the oft-forgotten architect of the CCF’s success in the province,
The UK-based climate activist and writer explains how the Conferences of Parties have bureaucratized climate organizing. Martin Empson is a climate activist from the UK and the editor and a contributor to System Change n
Learn about the unique Catholic roots of Quebec's social democratic tradition. While Quebec's social democratic tradition is often traced back to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, the province's left-wing roots are plan
Social democracy has long been a powerful political force in British Columbia. This episode explores its origins in the province through the lives and ideas of two of British Columbia’s left-wing pioneers: Ernest Winch a
The League for Social Reconstruction was a group of socialist thinkers, brought together by the crisis of the Great Depression, that laid the intellectual foundations for modern Canadian social democracy. Through the cri
The longshoreman and leadership hopeful shares his vision for Canada's NDP as the party of workers and everyday people. SUBSCRIBE to the Perspectives Journal Podcast and Activists Make History for previous interviews wit
The NDP leadership hopeful reflects on her roots in student organizing to usher in a new era for progressive organizing in the federal NDP. SUBSCRIBE to the Perspectives Journal Podcast and Activists Make History for pre
Rather than treating feminism and social democracy as separate projects, Agnes Macphail understood both as essential to building a more democratic and equal society. A committed social democrat, Agnes Macphail was Canada
Even the rich agree: extreme wealth inequality is a threat to democracy. In a new survey conducted by Patriotic Millionaires of millionaires and billionaires across G20 countries, 65% agree that extreme wealth is a threa
Heather McPherson is channeling value-driven politics in her campaign for NDP leadership. SUBSCRIBE to the Perspectives Journal Podcast and Activists Make History for previous and upcoming interviews with the 2026 NDP le
Tony McQuail is channeling decades of grassroots activism to platform rural issues and a green progressive vision for the federal NDP. Stay tuned for future episodes with other candidates in the 2026 NDP leadership race.
Peggy Nash is bringing conversations from the campaign trail to Activists Make History, speaking with candidates running to be the next leader of the federal NDP. Avi Lewis is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and can
Bhaskar Sunkara
2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize and Lecturer · Jacobin Magazine
1 appearance on this show
Luke Savage
1 appearance on this show
David Adler
Co-General Coordinator · Australian Jewish Association
1 appearance on this show
Rob Ashton
Director of rugby at Bedford Tigers, Head Coach of Cambridge University rugby league team, rugby development in Scotland · International Longshore and Warehouse Union of Canada
1 appearance on this show
Avi Lewis
journalist, filmmaker, professor, activist, Federal NDP candidate · Canada's NDP
2 appearances on this show
Heather McPherson
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona · New Democratic Party
1 appearance on this show
M.J. Coldwell
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
1 appearance on this show
Anne Tennier
Canadian Cent
1 appearance on this show
Alex Callahan
Canadian Labour Congress
1 appearance on this show
Em Thompson
Green Economy Network
2 appearances on this show
Moses Coady
Antigonish Movement
1 appearance on this show
Bea Bruske
Canadian Labour Congress
1 appearance on this show
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